Research on Reasoning with Data and Statistical Thinking: International Perspectives (eBook)

This book is derived from selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress on Mathematical Education Topic Study Group 12, Teaching and Learning Statistics. It describes recent research  on curriculum, pedagogy and outreach initiatives from countries as diverse as Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The book has a focus on the use of data in the teaching and learning of statistics across grade levels and begins with an overview of the status  of statistics education and the use of data from seven different countries across the continents and the link between research and practice in those countries. Because it contains specific examples of the research, for  example, on the ways children learn,  the choice and implementation of tasks, or the role of informal inference, the book will be a great resource to those interested and involved in the teaching of statistics, curriculum developers, and statistics education researchers.

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University, past president of the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), ASA fellow and elected member of ISI, chaired IASE program committees and International Congress in Mathematical Education (ICME) Topic Study Groups, was a member of the International Program Committee for ICME-12 and received numerous grants to bring mathematics/ statistics educators from the US to ICMEs.

Leandro de Oliveria Souza is a professor at Federal University of Uberlândia; participates in research groups for probability and statistics teaching, technology, statistical education, teacher training and Modeling in Mathematics Education; is a member of the National Executive Board of the Brazilian Society of Mathematical Education, has numerous publications; and served on several editorial boards.

Enriqueta Reston, University of San Carlos, was Vice President for the International Association for Statistical Education (IASE), chaired IASE committees and ICME 14 Topic Study Group on Teaching and Learning Statistics, is an Elected Member  of the International Statistical Institute and on the Board of Directors: Philippine Statistical Association- Central Visayas Chapter, Mathematics Society of the Philippines - Cebu Chapter.